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For the last several weeks, we have considered the sweet command of Hebrews 12:2: looking, fixing, focusing our eyes upon the author of finisher of our faith, Jesus Christ. Dr. John Snyder and Teddy James have previously discussed the foundational principles necessary for obeying this command. Today, they will address whom we are blessed to look towards. Have you considered what a blessing it is to behold Christ? He is the image of the invisible God. Those throughout the Old Testament who wanted to behold God could not do so and live. But in Jesus Christ, we have the full deity of God and all of his attributes coming to meet us in friendship and mercy. So how do we gaze upon Christ? There are many passages we could look to, and we have them listed below for you to look up and examine for yourself. In these passages, we see him in eternity past, in his incarnation, learning and growing, teaching, persecution, the cross, the resurrection, and now in his enthronement in heaven! These gazes should fill our souls with hope and love for God. Charles Spurgeon said it well, “And we invite you to look to this scene that you may be lightened. What are your doubts this morning? Whatever they be, they can find a kind and fond solution here, by looking at Christ on the cross. You have come here, perhaps, doubting God's mercy; look to Christ upon the cross, and can you doubt it then? If God were not full of mercy, and plenteous in his compassion, would he have given his Son to bleed and die? Think you, that a Father would rend his darling from his heart and nail him to a tree, that he might suffer an ignominious death for our sakes, and yet be hard, merciless, and without pity? God forbid the impious thought! There must be mercy in the heart of God, or else there had never been a cross on Calvary. But do you doubt God's power to save! Are you saying in yourself this morning, ‘How can he forgive so great a sinner as I am?' Oh! look there, sinner, look there, to the great atonement made, to the utmost ransom paid. Dost thou think that that blood has not an efficacy to pardon and to justify?” If your gaze has been fuzzy and unfocused. If you have found yourself looking more at life, stress, or even the good gifts of God more than at God, consider the words Theodore Monod wrote in his small pamphlet: Looking unto Jesus—NOW, if we have never looked unto Him! Looking unto Jesus—AFRESH, if we have ceased doing so! Looking unto Jesus—ONLY! Looking unto Jesus—STILL! Looking unto Jesus—ALWAYS! With a gaze more and more constant, more and more confident, "changed into the same image from glory to glory" (2 Corinthians 3:18), and thus awaiting the hour when he will call us to pass from earth to Heaven, and from time to eternity—the promised hour, the blessed hour, when at last "we shall be like Him, for we shall Him as He really is!" (1 John 3:2). Throughout this series we have been conducting a giveaway. If already receive emails from Media Gratiae then you are already entered to win. If you don't get them, you can sign up here: https://www.mediagratiae.org/the-whole-counsel-giveaway Show Notes: Sign up to win a copy of Looking Unto Jesus here: https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/looking-unto-jesus-ambrose.html Theodore Monod's Looking Unto Jesus https://www.gracegems.org/30/looking_unto_jesus.htm John's Sermon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOLMyt5SYpI Scripture References: John 1 1 Peter 1:20 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:52 Hebrews 5:8-9 1 Peter 2:21-23 Hebrews 12 Colossians 2 Zechariah 12:10 John 19 Ephesians 1 Romans 4:25 Revelation 5:6-14 1 Thessalonians 4:16 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 Want to listen to The Whole Counsel on the go? Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app: https://www.mediagratiae.org/podcasts You can get The Whole Counsel a day early on the Media Gratiae App: https://subsplash.com/mediagratiae/app

If only you and I could always come first. You know, be numero uno in this world. But as much as that's our desire sometimes, Jesus doesn't give us that option. Because in order to be first, actually you have to come last. What a pain!!!   The Power of a Tender Heart Kindness is a much underrated quality these days. Sure, we love it when other people are kind toward us in a world that seems to be moving ever faster, where things appear to be getting more and more transactional. In a world where people are retreating into digital, electronic friendships rather than real ones, yeah kindness when we experience it really stands out. When you hear that word kindness, you know exactly what it means; no definition required, right? But exactly what is it? Well, it's being nice to other people, surely. Hang on but which people? Because it's ever so easy to be kind to the people who are nice to us but a dictionary tells me that kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous and considerate. Great, and I'm sure that there are people in your life toward whom you find it incredibly easy to be kind quite simply because they're kind to you in return. But what about the difficult people in your life? Conflict lies all around us and it's conflict, in all its forms, that robs us of our peace and joy because we're quite simply not made to be in conflict all the time. Ask anyone would you rather have peace or conflict? Well, you know the answer. So let me ask you again, what about those difficult people in your life? Here's what Jesus had to say on this very thing. Luke chapter 6, verse 35: Love your enemies, do good and lend expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great and you'll be children of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.  God is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked, eh? Well, he is. In fact he's been kind over and over again toward you and me. Even when we've been ungrateful, even when we've done the wrong thing, even when we've been wicked over and over and over again. Love your enemies, then. Do good to them, lend to them, be to them just as God has been to you: kind to the ungrateful and to the wicked. Why? Well it always bring peace? No, not always although it will substantially increase the chances of peace. Think about those times when you've been acting like a fool and the person you've been hurting turns around and responds to you in kindness. Nine times out of ten it's enough to disarm any sense of hostility you may have had in your heart, right? And whilst that won't always happen, what will happen is that God will notice. God will see you and your reward from him will be great. Like I said, kindness is such an underrated quality these days yet it has the power to bring peace and blessing to your life. But it's hard to be kind when you have bitterness and anger in your heart. One of the things that God's word talks an awful lot about is what's going on in our hearts, in your heart and in mine. There's a reason for that. The heart is the seat of our emotions and when we have bad stuff happening in there, deep on the inside, we can't help it, it bubbles to the surface. We end up speaking and acting that bad stuff out. So it's easy for me to say to you be kind to other people. It's easy to say but it's incredibly difficult to do with anger and bitterness bubbling away in your heart. Might I ask you today: who do you feel angry towards right at this moment in your life? Whose words or deeds have hurt you and left a root of bitterness in your heart? Toward whom have you hardened your heart in a defensive response against that pain? Because today I'm believing that God wants to set you free from that as only He can by his spirit and his word. Are you ready? Ephesians chapter 4, verses 31 and 32: Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander together with all malice and be kind to one another. Tender hearted, forgiving one another as God in Christ has forgiven you. It's quite a list there of destructive emotions: bitterness, wrath, anger, wrangling, slander and malice. And if I said to you today: put them away, get rid of them, let me tell you it wouldn't make an iota of difference in your life. But today, right here and now it's not me that's saying it, it's God through his word and he, he has the power to help you to do exactly that. When God speaks through his word as he is here, through Ephesians chapter 4, verses 31 and 32, when the Holy Spirit lifts that word off the page and writes it on your heart, He gives you the power you need to change. More power, in fact, than you'll ever need. So friend, take his word into your heart right now. Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander together with all malice and be kind to one another, tender hearted. Forgiving one another as God in Christ has forgiven you. Replace all those negative emotions with a tender heart, as soft heart, a heart that feels and loves and gives. Just as God in Christ through His terrible suffering has forgiven you. Because armed with a tender, gentle, kind, forgiving heart, you can change lives with God's love. Armed with a tender, gentle, kind, forgiving heart, you can build bridges of peace, bridges into hurting, desperate lives that one day, one day, Jesus will walk across. Be tender hearted, forgiving one another as God in Chris has forgiven you. It's one thing to talk about kindness and tender heartedness. They're good things but words are cheap. A little bit of kindness here and there can be an incredibly powerful thing. When someone's having a bad day and you come along with a word of encouragement it can light up their whole world. But if all we ever do is speak, well it starts to wear just a little bit thin after a while because sometimes people need a helping hand and there's nothing quite as powerful as doing love. Not just speaking it but doing it in a practical way, right into someone's area of need. Actions, as they say speak louder than words. That powerful truth played itself out on the cross on Calvary 2000 years ago. 1 John chapter 3, verses 16 and 17: We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us. And so we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or a sister in need and yet refuses to help? We know that God loves us not just because he says he does but because through Christ's incredible suffering on that cross, we know he does. As a direct result of that sacrificial love that God poured out through the suffering of Jesus for you and me, you and I are called to lay down our lives for one another. That implies sacrifice, that implies suffering. It's not always convenient to lay down your life for someone else, in fact I'd go so far as to say it's rarely if ever convenient or comfortable to lay down your life for someone else. And then, just to remind us that we're not talking about some lofty theory here, the Holy Spirit guided the apostle John to bring it down to our level, to apply it practically to our lives and to our relationships. How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need yet refuses to help? The more economically developed a society becomes, the more self-sufficient we become, the less likely we are to help one another in practical ways. In places where life is an economic struggle, look people routinely help one another in practical ways because they have to to survive. But the wealthier we become the less likely we are to help.       Listen Before You Speak Now when it comes to life skills that really make a difference, knowing how to listen, how to shut up and then when to speak the truth, well I think that they would have to be right up there in the category of absolute essentials. So why is it that so often we get this so wrong? Isn't it just the most amazing thing when somebody actually takes the time to stop and listen to what you have to say? I don't mean that they stop talking just long enough to figure out the next thing that they're going to say, I mean when someone actually takes the time to listen to you and really understand what it is that you're trying to get across. I have to confess, I am not naturally a good listener. I'm born to talk, to do what I'm doing right now. As a brash young IT consultant I used to think that communication was all about me talking and showing other people how clever I was. Fortunately, I had a mentor, a man 20 years my senior who took the time to teach me the incredible power of listening. It's something, by the way, that I'm still learning and I suspect that many of us need to keep working on it because listening, stopping, taking the time to understand someone else even if you don't agree with them, is one of the most important, the most powerful, life skills that we can ever learn. James chapter 1, verse 19: You must understand this my beloved, that everyone be quick to listen but slow to speak. We live in a world where the exact opposite is true. Whether it's face-to-face or on social media, everybody it seems is talking but very few are actually listening. Recently a good friend of mine in his 80s passed away and his widow asked me to take his funeral service. I was sitting with her, her daughters and the funeral director in their home planning the funeral and for the most part I just listened. At this point I quietly gave thanks to my mentor who all those years before had taught me the power of just listening. There were times in that two hours or so where frankly I thought they could have made up their minds much more quickly about this detail or that, but that wasn't the point. It wasn't about me, it was about them, their grieving process and the way they wanted to say farewell to their husband and father. I noticed too that even though she had a job to do, the funeral director was an incredibly good listener. I walked away from that time feeling so privileged at having been able to be there and just listen to them talk. Come on, it's a privilege to hear what's going on in someone else's heart. And it so honours the other person, it shows them such respect when we simply sit down, shut up and take the time to listen. Let everybody be quick to listen and slow to speak. But of course listening isn't something that comes naturally to many people. Most of us, I think, are uncomfortable with silence. We think that in order for the conversation to flow somebody needs to be talking and if nobody else is we'd better say something. Anything will do, just something to get rid of that uncomfortable silence. How often have you stupidly blurted something out just to break the silence? Pretending that you know about something that really you have no idea about? We've all been there and the people around you don't know whether to laugh or just be embarrassed for you. The more we speak, our thinking goes, the more knowledgeable it makes us look. When in reality the exact opposite is true. Along with the skill of listening, the skill of simply being silent is one of the most important life skills that we can ever learn. Proverbs chapter 17, verses 27 and 28: One who spares his words is knowledgeable; one who is cool in spirit has understanding. Even fools who keep silent are considered wise; when they close their lips they are deemed intelligent. At this point, I'm reminded of the young man by the name of Ben with whom I've been working recently. He's an expert in social media and digital communications. And of all the people I've met in my life, he more than anybody embodies this scripture. I recall we were in a meeting with some web developers planning something new. I jump here and ask a question there, share a thought. The head developer asked Ben whether he had any questions. ‘No', he said, "I'll just wait". He sat there without saying anything for quite a while, observing, thinking, listening. But when he did open his mouth, his few words displayed a wisdom and an insight well beyond his years. Instead of being keen to impress he was very much cool in spirit, calm, measured. Let me tell you, very, very impressive. At what point did we start thinking that talking was the most important part of communicating? At what point did we begin to imagine that battling on about things that we really don't understand, showing off with our many words, was the way to impress other people? This proverb is spot on. The one who speaks fewer words ultimately comes across as the more knowledgeable one and even the fool when he sits silent appears to be wise. In a world where everybody's trying to put their best foot forward, where so many people are trying to impress us with what they have to say, silence, knowing when not to speak, is more important than ever. The Bible is full of life skills, essential life skills. And these skills are very rarely taught explicitly in our upbringing. We're meant to pick them up I think by osmosis. But God doesn't leave these things to chance. One to spares words is knowledgeable; one who is cool in spirit has understanding. You've no doubt heard that old saying: we have two ears and one mouth so we should use them in the same proportion. In other words we should listen about twice as much as we speak. It's a good adage that remains every bit as true today as it was back when the pace of life and the pace of communication were much slower. But when we do finally speak, when we do open our mouths having listened and understood other people, what should we say? Well, let's start with another question. What do people usually say? In my experience it's one of two things. They either tell me what they want me to hear or what they think I want to hear. All too often people are pushing their own agendas so they tell us what they want us to hear, trying to get us to agree with them. That's why the shop attendant invariably tells you that you look fantastic in that item of clothing you've just tried on because what they want is the sale. Other times they'll tell you what they think you want to hear, to butter you up and gain favour that they can call upon at a later time because frankly, telling someone something that they don't want to hear often doesn't get good results. It's awkward, uncomfortable and often time leads to conflict. So when you open your mouth what should you be telling people? Ephesians chapter 4, verses 14 and 15: We must no longer be children tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people's trickery, by their craftiness and deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ.  What should we be telling people? Answer: we should be speaking the truth in love. Not what we want them to hear to get them to agree with us and not what they want to hear to curry favour with them, but the truth. And not the truth in a rude, confrontational, disrespectful way. The truth delivered that way will rarely be accepted, even though it is the truth. No, we're called to speak the truth in love with kindness, with gentleness, with the other person's interests at heart. The older I get the more I find myself looking for people who'll tell me the truth. I want to know what they really think, what they really feel. I want to be dealing in the facts that will help me to make the best decisions even when the facts happen to point out one of my weaknesses, mistakes or faults. I respect that. What should we be saying when we speak? The truth, in love.   Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus Now in the few minutes that we have left today I'd like to chat with you about the single most important, the single most powerful life skill of all. It's a skill, no perhaps skill's not quite the right word, it's a sacrifice that Jesus demonstrated on the cross toward you and me and it's a sacrifice that he's calling us to live out for the rest of our days on this earth. And that thing, that one most important thing is unconditional love. So let's dive back into God's word because this is truly powerful stuff. The thing about the unconditional love of God is that it's proactive. God stepped out of heaven in the person of Jesus Christ while we were still sinners. He didn't wait for you and me to clean up our acts, he didn't sit back like the Pharisees, the religious leaders of Jesus' day and judge and criticise us. God looked down on the likes of you and me and said, hey, they need help. I'm going to do something about this. Of course that was no surprise to him. He didn't wake up one day shocked at the sin that was ruining humanity, the sin that was ruining your life and mine. From before the beginning of time he knew, he always knew that one day he'd have to do something radical for you and me. Romans chapter 5, verses 6-9: For while we were still weak at the right time, Christ died for the ungodly. Indeed rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, oh perhaps for a good person someone might actually dare to die. But God proves his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Most more surely then, now that we have been justified by his blood, will we be saved through him from the wrath of God. That's what love is, that's what love does. It doesn't sit back and wait, it steps forward and acts and love is proven in the suffering of Jesus Christ which was decided upon and which happened before you and I ever cleaned up our respective acts. In fact it happened because God knew that without that act of radical love you and I would be doomed to the consequences of our sin. And that very same love, that very same proactive, radical love, the sort that steps out in sacrifice rather than sitting back in criticism, is the love that you and I are called to live out in the this world. Nothing more and nothing less. Radical, unconditional love. Jesus said this about you and me: very truly I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and in fact will do greater works than these because I am going to the father. Sometimes we just apply that saying to the miracles that Jesus performed and that's great. When God performs miracles through us that's awesome but the greatest miracle, the greatest work that Jesus performed was his sacrificial love on that cross. And over and over again we, you and I, are called to live out that sacrificial love. The sort that steps forward and acts instead of sitting back and criticising. Jesus is calling you to great acts of love in a world that's hurting, in a world that's desperate to receive the love of Jesus Christ. Now I know, I know absolutely that living out that love isn't easy. We do it, you and I, so imperfectly, so often we feel completely inadequate to the task, completely overwhelmed. And when you do feel that way remember so did Jesus. John chapter 12, verses 27 and 28: Now my soul is troubled and what should I say? Father save me from this hour. No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name!  Yes his soul was troubled yet still his focus was on glorifying God through his suffering. Living out the unconditional love of Christ towards other people is going to trouble your soul, it's going to bring you pain just as it did for Jesus. Loving sinners always, always involves sacrifice and pain and yet it is to the father's glory that you do that very thing for him.  

Brother Nick outlines the book of Revelation by giving us 12 things from this book.1. Jesus is the eternal glorious, victorious, High Priest.2. He is the present Lord in His churches to evaluate, rebuke, encourage, and reward those who are His.3. The Sovereign God is on the eternal throne and holds the scroll of total redemption and reclamation of what Adam lost in the Garden of Eden.4. Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God is worthy to open the scroll because He has overcome by His own blood and disarmed the ancient enemy.5. Full redemption is a process of judgment on God's rebellious enemies and promises to His faithful followers.6. It costs dearly to follow Jesus.7. There will be a final climactic conclusion to the long battle between God and Satan.8. Satan's forces are embodied is a false Messiah and religious leader who establishes a government to control the whole world, represented as Babylon.9. Jesus has defeated Satan at the cross and will overthrow Babylon in a final cataclysmic battle.10. He will then establish the new and eternal City of God, the New Jerusalem.11. The eternal state for Christ's believers will be indescribably glorious.12. Come to Jesus NOW, prepared to suffer with Him and finally reign with Him.

When my grandson was playing Upward basketball as a boy I told him about Jeremy Lin who at that time was lighting up the scoreboard for the New York Knicks. Now, he was not your typical professional basketball star, that's for sure. He was a Harvard grad. He was Asian-American. He was refreshingly humble. Oh, and you could tell that he unashamedly loved Jesus. I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Playing for Jesus" Now, he actually wore a bracelet that revealed where his heart was. It said, "For Jesus' name I play." Yeah, he played on the New York Knicks, but he played for Jesus. Which suggested a pretty good self-exam question to be asking, even for a sports klutz like me, "Who do I play for?" Now, that probing question demands that I stop and take stock on two fronts: whose glory am I playing for and whose approval am I playing for? Well, our word for today from the Word of God in 1 Corinthians 10:31 lays it down straight on the glory issue. It says, "whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." And in Isaiah 42:8 it says, "I am the Lord; that is My name! I will not give My glory to another..." Boy, you don't want to mess with that! So how much of what I do is to get people to notice me; to give me strokes? That's not a question any of us can answer once and for all. We've got to answer it before every "game." Can I honestly say it's "for Jesus' name I play", that I want Him to get all the attention, all the credit? At the moment I catch myself thinking, "Hey, ain't I somethin'!" I've got to aim that spotlight toward heaven and say, "No! Isn't He somethin'!" The alternative is to hijack God's glory. And He just isn't going to let that happen. But it's not just "whose glory?" that is the issue. There's the whole "whose approval?" thing. See, I'm a firstborn child, but I'm otherwise normal. And they say we oldest kids grow up wanting to please mom and dad, and we get real good at it. And soon, well we can intuitively figure out what it will take to please a teacher, or a boss, or friends, or people in general. We're not alone, of course, in being people-pleasers, but we're pretty good at it. Now, it's easy to become an approval junkie, playing to get people to like you, to validate you. But ultimately, it's a life of slavery. It's a life of fear. You become, to a large extent, shaped and defined by other people's expectations - a slave. Oh, and then there's the fear thing: fear of rejection, fear of not being liked, which will, at some point, keep you from doing the right thing. People-pleasing becomes the gateway drug to sinful compromise of the truth, your integrity, your purity, your convictions, your Savior's name. It's a price that's too high to pay. The Bible nails it again, "Fear of man will prove to be a snare" (Proverbs 29:25). The Bible writer, Paul, asks disturbingly: "Am I trying to win the approval of men or of God? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ" (Galatians 1:10). Ouch! And then, listen to Jeremiah, "Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not" (Jeremiah 45:5). Now, if Jeremy Lin, that former NBA player, was playing for Jesus, then he was a free man. Free from the dead-end street of stealing God's glory; free from the bondage and insecurity of trying to make everybody happy. Life is honestly a whole lot less confusing and conflicted when you've got only one person to please - the Person who loves you unconditionally, unendingly, unsparingly. Jesus, who abandoned His glory in heaven and the acclaim of angels to rescue you and me. I'll never forget the lesson I learned the day that my young son was helping me with yard work. I was mowing, and he was doing the clipping after me. And at one point, I kind of flashed a smile his way. And a few minutes later, he came over and he shouted above all the mower noise, "Daddy, could you please do that again?" I turned down the mower and I said, "Do what again, son?" "Could you just smile at me again, Daddy? It's your smile that keeps me going." That's what I want. I want to live for one thing - my Father's smile.

In this episode, we will dive deep into the heart of what it means to be the church. Church isn't something we do, it's who we are! Whether you're a lifelong churchgoer or exploring faith for the first time, this episode is for you. Tune in to be encouraged to connect, invest, and invite others into this incredible journey of faith. Come ride with us and experience the joy of being all-in for the Kingdom!   Sermon Notes:  Church isn't something we do, it's who we are. (We are the hands and feet of Jesus) “Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God's people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children. We won't be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching. We will not be influenced when people try to trick us with lies so clever they sound like the truth. Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬-‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We're All In! (God gave His all, so we give our all) “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure that a man discovered hidden in a field. In his excitement, he hid it again and sold everything he owned to get enough money to buy the field. “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a merchant on the lookout for choice pearls. When he discovered a pearl of great value, he sold everything he owned and bought it!“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭13‬:‭44‬-‭46‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Come. Connect. Invest. Invite.  

https://youtu.be/BOXh5TaWoGM?si=0ZGiuRgvszTXEnDd The Promise - 3 - Partnership WelcomeGoal – Save future & current marriages… Bless your relationships with Godly wisdom. Promise #1GOD is my ONE and MY SPOUSE is my TWO Promise #2I Promise to always PURSUE my TWO.   Start with the prophetic word… I take two steps forward, I take two steps back We come together 'cause opposites attract And you know it ain't fiction, just a natural fact We come together 'cause opposites attract -Paula Abdul   Opposites Attract - datingOpposites Attack - marriage   Differences EnhanceGod uses differences to DIVERSIFY.The enemy uses differences to DIVIDE.   Promise #3I promise our marriage will be about WE and not ME.   Genesis 2:24 (NIV) That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. ‘echad (ekh-awd'); united, completely joined as one. Not me and you – We!  We not Me!   Sensitive about divorce… We do not judge you.Cannot change your past.Can change your future! Jesus quotes Genesis 2:24 and reveals more truth. Matthew 19:5-6 “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” No longer 2, but 1.WE not ME. WHAT GOD HAS JOINED TOGETHER… Do we believe this? Get Abnormal – Normal is not working.-Divorce, adultery, open marriage, Living together unmarried MARRIAGE is a COVENANT not a CONTRACT A Contract is based on mutual DISTRUST. Protect me from YOUR wrongdoing… A Covenant is based on mutual COMMITMENT. Contract mindset leads to divorce. “Marriage is just a piece of paper.” “Divorce settlement – what is mine and what is yours.” This what Jesus taught? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” WE not ME! Promise #3I promise our marriage will be about WE and not ME.   We are different. Personalities Temperaments Strengths Minds Experiences But God makes us 1.   A verse that some have used to abuse. Ephesians 5:22-24 (NIV) 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.   Seems like a one way road. I am the head… ME centered and not WE. Add the previous verse. Ephesians 5:21(NIV) Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Mutual Submission – WE. Take advantage of your partner's strengths. Submit to their wisdom.LISTEN TO EACHOTHER! I submit to your choice. WE not ME.   What about headship? Ephesians 5:22-24 (NIV) 22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.   Husband is the head… Some have used that to… Abuse Control Make every decision Win every argument   Husband is the head… as what? As Christ is the Head? Is Christ abusive or controlling? Christ is… loving, caring, serving, and submits to our needs. Christ is the best partner. Husbands be like Christ! Promise #3I promise our marriage will be about WE and not ME. Contract is about mutual distrust…Covenant is about mutual commitment.   SO THANKFUL FOR SARAH.-I trust her.-She does not dominate our relationship.-She is so amazing – I want her to flourish – not dominate and control her.-We are VERY different. I celebrate her strengths.   Marriage is measured by ___________. Money? Sexual attraction? Fun? Getting your way? Marriage is measured by Commitment. How is your marriage doing?   Make your move Jesus – the best example of partnership.   -Grow your relationship with Jesus NOW.Partner – Contract or Covenant? ME or WE?   -Mutual submission, celebrate differences.Be Abnormal – Not like others – like Christ!   -Come Pray

Episode 037: In this episode, inspired by a homily I heard during Holy Week, we'll talk about how healing occurs outside of time and how our healing work today partners with God. It's not about healing within our own strength, but about accessing the grace from Christ's sacrifice on the cross over 2000 years ago. In this episode we'll discuss: How we can console Jesus NOW and He felt our consolation during His agony How healing work partners with God's grace and transcends time Why support and guidance is essential on the healing journey If you're ready to begin your heart healing journey, download my FREE Heart Safety Guide: https://embodiedcatholicwoman.com/heart-safety-guide/ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femininegeniuscoaching/

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you a powerful and emotional message by Saint Paul the Apostle. One of the first to see Jesus after the Resurrection, he brings a message of faith and forgiveness. Please tell your friends about our messages.

The Son was Gone..The Death, Burial and Resurrection     “By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o'clock. The light from the sun was gone. And suddenly, the curtain in the sanctuary of the Temple was torn down the middle. Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words, he breathed his last.    The light was gone from the sun, Nature and Creation mourned This shows us that Jesus is the true light and the Son of Man.  Darkness preceded his death showing us that without Jesus there would be no light The torn curtain shows allow us access to the throne room of God. Only the Holy Priest could enter once a year to atone for the sins of the people at the death of Christ the barrier was split so Christ gave us access to Jesus Jesus had trusted God's plan for us and now he released his spirit into the hands of His Father and breathed his last breath   How is this significant to us? Without Jesus, there is a darkness that hovers over our lives. There is not Light. There is no Son. There is no access to the throne room without him.  Christ's dead tore the veil to grant us access to God's presence. His obedience to the point of death is an example of following God and taking up our cross daily   The Sorrow was present  When the Roman officer overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.” And when all the crowd that came to see the crucifixion saw what had happened, they went home in deep sorrow. But Jesus' friends, including the women who had followed him from Galilee, stood at a distance watching.   Here we see the death was execution  The Roman officer knew Jesus was innocent.  He began to worship God. Could this have been salvation at the cross the scales were removed from his eyes  The crowd saw the crucifixion –when is it ever comfortable to watch someone die  But the people who loved him and followed him they stood back at a distance    It took the death of Jesus to remove the scales from the Roman officer's eyes. What is it going to take for yours? I wonder if he was saved after this. He gave worship to God but I wonder if he gave his heart to him. We would want to stand around the execution chair of our best friend for a crime they didn't do. So his friends stood at a distance. This had to be hard to experience and watch.    The Secret Disciple who buried Jesus   Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph. He was a member of the Jewish high council, but he did not agree with the decisions and actions of the other religious leaders. He was from the town of Arimathea in Judea, and he was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come. He went to Pilate and asked for Jesus' body. Then he took the body down from the cross wrapped it in a long sheet of linen cloth and laid it in a new tomb that had been carved out of rock. This was done late on Friday afternoon, the day of preparation, as the Sabbath was about to begin. As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so they rested as required by the law.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭23‬:‭44‬-‭56‬ ‭NLT‬‬   Joseph was not in agreement with the death of Jesus. He was waiting for the Kingdom of God to come  He took care of Jesus' burial body  Here we see the wrapping in the linen cloth like we saw in the cloths at birth  It was the women who went to the tomb  It was the women who went to prepare ointments and spices to anoint his body  He had got Jesus a new tomb. So we see there was o fishy stuff.They might have tried to say the stone was a little used and loose. Joseph was waiting on the Kingdom are you waiting on the Kingdom?    The Sunday that changes everything   “But very early on Sunday morning, the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they went in, but they didn't find the body of the Lord Jesus. As they stood there puzzled, two men suddenly appeared to them, clothed in dazzling robes. The women were terrified and bowed with their faces to the ground. Then the men asked, “Why are you looking among the dead for someone alive? He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Remember what he told you back in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be betrayed into the hands of sinful men and be crucified, and that he would rise again on the third day.” Then they remembered that he had said this. So they rushed back from the tomb to tell his eleven disciples—and everyone else—what had happened. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and several other women who told the apostles what had happened. But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn't believe it. However, Peter jumped up and ran to the tomb to look. Stooping, he peered in and saw the empty linen wrappings; then he went home again, wondering what had happened.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭24‬:‭1‬-‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬   Sunday morning. The women took the spices but the stone had been rolled away  They didn't find the body  Two men in dazzling robes appeared and terrified them  The men question them. Why are you looking among the dead for someone alive? He isn't here! He is risen from the dead! Jesus had already told them he would be betrayed, crucified and risen  The women rushed to tell the disciples and everyone else  It was women who told about the resurrection  But the men thought it sounded like nonsense and didn't believe  Peter jumped to see and he went home wondering what had happened  Are you looking among the dead for the living? What dead thing, place, or circumstance are you still looking to?   Who are you going to for help? Remember in the Old Testament how the Lord told them in Jeremiah their idols can't help them nor harm them. Why because they are dead!   The fact that Jesus told them and they didn't believe the plan after it was played out right in their face.  When Jesus returns, there will be some people who still don't believe what is happening even though through his Word He tells us just like he told them    The women have a role and relationship in the resurrection  It was the women who stayed at the cross  It was the women who prepared the spices It was the women who followed to the tomb  It was the women who first entered the tomb  It was the woman that the angel first told about the Risen Lord It was the women who rushed to tell the others about the Resurrection    The man thought it sounded like nonsense and didn't believe. Peter ran to see and still didn't believe  Will you be like these women?   Without the Resurrection, we have no faith and no hope, no eternal. Jesus had to rise so we can live forever.  Christian faith is the only faith that has a LIVING GOD and LIVING WORD  The Chew   Women have a role and responsibility to prepare our souls for Jesus to follow him, testify about him, and share the gospel.   

In this Sunday Sermon, we channel a message from the Angelic energy of Archangel Raphael. He speaks of the need of healing of both the mind and body of humans so they can lead better lives. Please tell your friends and subscribe to our messages.

In this edition of Channeling History, we take a look at the future through the visions of our master guide Laurs, Archangel Orion the archangel of cosmic energies and Archangel Metatron, the Archangel that brings you closer to God.

In this edition of A Sunday Sermon, we bring you a channeled message by Mary Magdalene, the female disciple of Jesus. She brings us a message of love and faith that will enlighten and improve your life. Please tell your friends about her message.

Would you like to know what Jesus really looked like? Does the Shroud of Turin really show the body of Jesus? How did the Resurrection really take place? In this unique video, we bring you the truth about this information and prove the exitance of Jesus. If you have any doubts that Jesus walked the earth and still comes to individuals from heaven, after viewing this video you will have no doubts. Please tell your friends and share this video. Subscribe to our channel and give us a like. We are dedicated to bringing you the truth about heaven and God.

In this editions of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you the words of the spirit of Saint Augustine, one of most prolific Christian writers. Please tell you friends about his messages.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you a special Christmas message by Jesus. In the wonderful and inspiring message,  he speaks of the miracle of his birth and how this baby grew up to change the world. Please tell your friends about this message.

Please join us for this Christmas Special in which we channel the holy spirits of Joseph, Mary and Jesus. They each bring us a Christmas message and answer questions concerning the birth of Jesus. Please tell your friends about this special show.

As we celebrate this Christmas Season, we bring you a message from Joseph, the father of Jesus. He speaks of the miracle of Jesus in how a small baby grew up to have his words affect billions of people. Please tell your friends about his message.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you a message by Saint Christopher. He speaks of providing guidance and protection as you travel the pathway to God. Please tell your friends about this inspirational message.

In this powerful episode, Sean talks about a recent conference he attended called Jesus NOW in Fort Worth, Texas. he shares some amazing statistics about our societies, openness to Jesus Christ, and the key to reaching these people. The time is now, and we must be willing to visit their well. You will be shocked encouraged by this new episode!

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you a message by Saint Jude the Apostle. He speaks of what it was like to know Jesus as well as the miracles he performed. Please tell your friends about this inspirational message.

In this Sunday Sermon, we are blessed by the spirit of Saint Anne, the Mother of Mary. She speaks to us about the importance of family and teaching the young to love God. Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you a message by Saint Peter the Disciple. Please tell your friends about our weekly messages.

In this Sunday Sermon, our Lord brings us a special message. Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we are blessed with a message from the Archangel Michael, the angel of protection.  He speaks of what is taking place in our modern world and his role in providing protection for individuals that pray for his protection.  Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we bring you a message by Saint Thomas, the Disciple entitled Have No Doubts. This is a unique and inspiring message, please tell your friends about it.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, Mary the Mother of Jesus brings you a message based on love and faith. Please tell your friends about our messages.

Salvation is available for everyone right now. This moment. But, Pastor JD wants to warn you today – there will come a time when it will NOT be available any longer – and we don’t know when that will be. You could take your last breath tomorrow – and it will be too late. So don’t delay – give your heart to Jesus NOW!

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we are blessed by the spirit of Saint Matthew the Disciple. He speaks as one who knew Jesus as he walked the earth and a true servant of God. Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this edition of Sunday Sermon, the Prophet Muhammad brings us a message of coexistence and oneness. Please tell you friends about our messages.

In this edition of A Sunday Sermon, we receive a message from the spirit of John the Baptist. He speaks of serving God in both his life as Elijah and John the Baptist. He point out there is no greater service than spreading the words of God. Please tell your friends and listen each week to our messages.

In this edition of a Sunday Sermon, we receive a message from the Archangel Christiel. Although one of the lesser know archangels, she is generally known as the angel of peace, love and bringing balance to the world. Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this editions of a Sunday Sermon, we are honored to be able to channel a message from Saint Thomas Aquinas. The 13th Century friar and priest brings us a message of faith and love while point out human fragilities. Please tell your friends about his message. 

In this edition of Sunday Sermon, we are blessed with the spirit of the Reverend Billy Graham.  He might be on the other side of the life veil but his message is still strong and clear in the service of God. Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this Sunday Sermon, we hear from one of the lesser known archangels, Sachiel, the angel of wealth and success.  The angel explains that certain individuals are given the gift of wealth so they can use it to help others. She also explains the downside of not using that wealth properly.  Please tell your friends about our messages.

Welcome to a Sunday Sermon.  In this weekly edition we bring you a message from the spirit of Saint Peter, the Disciple of Jesus. Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this edition of Sunday Sermon, we continue to bring you the messages of lesser known archangels.  This week we bring you a message by Archangel Sandalphon, the angel of music and prayer. Please tell your friends about our messages.

Through our channelings we have learned that there are many archangels that have not been identified by the ancients.  Archangel Zadkiel if the angel of forgiveness and mercy.  His name is not one you will readily recognize but he brings us a wonderful message.  Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this Sunday Sermon, we are blessed with a message from the spirit of Reverend Martin Luther King. Please tell your friends and follow our podcast.

Please join us for this special message by Jesus on this Father's Day.  Please tell your friends, especially the fathers, they will thank you for it.

In this edition of Sunday Sermon, we are blessed by a message from the Archangel Camiel, the angel of love and relationships.  She brings us a wonderful message of the love and happiness found when you follow the words of God. Please tell your friends about our Sunday messages.

In this edition of Sunday Sermon, Mother Teresa brings us a message of faith and inspiration.  She speaks of the world wide poverty and and the need for good samaritans. Please tell your friends about our Sunday Sermons.

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In this edition of the Sunday Sermon, we are blessed with the presence of the Blessed Mother Mary.  Her message is one of love and the joy of motherhood.  Please tell your friends about our messages.

In this Sunday Sermon, the Archangel Metatron brings us a very interesting message of faith and love in which he compares a hummingbird with the galaxy.  Please tell you friends about this inspiring message.

In this Sunday Sermon, we channel a message from the Archangel Raphael.  In this inspiring message, he speaks of many things including when a healing prayer can be answered.  Please tell your friends about this inspiring message.#Jesus, #Jesus Christ, #Christianity, #God, #Lord, #Heaven, #Hell, #Jesus healing, #Jesus calling, #Jesus now, #Jesus parables, #Bible, #Gospels, #Barry Strohm,# Connie Strohm, #Prayer, #Channeling, #Resurrection, #Son of God, #light worker, #Jesus energy, #Spark of God, #Energy of God, #Story of Jesus, #Jesus listens, #God king, #Messiah, #Gods blessings, #Gods words, #Seeking God, #Knowing God, #God's Will, #Realms of Heaven, #Message of God, #Lord help me, #God's mercy, #Lord's prayer, 

In this Sunday Sermon, our Lord speaks of his Resurrection in terms of a new beginning for humans.  Please tell your friends about this inspirational message.

In special Palm Sunday edition of a Sunday Sermon, we are honored to have a message by the Blessed Mother of Jesus.  Please tell your friends about this wonderful message.  It is a great way to begin the celebration of Holy Week.#Jesus, #Jesus Christ, #Christianity, #God, #Lord, #Heaven, #Hell, #Jesus healing, #Jesus calling, #Jesus now, #Jesus parables, #Bible, #Gospels, #Barry Strohm,# Connie Strohm, #Prayer, #Channeling, #Resurrection, #Son of God, #light worker, #Jesus energy, #Spark of God, #Energy of God, #Story of Jesus, #Jesus listens, #God king, #Messiah, #Gods blessings, #Gods words, #Seeking God, #Knowing God, #God's Will, #Realms of Heaven, #Message of God, #Lord help me, #God's mercy, #Lord's prayer, 

In this edition of Sunday Sermon, the spirit of Saint Jude speaks of what it was like to walk with Jesus and how simple it is to live without fear of dying.  Please tell your friends about our messages.#Saint Jude, #Jesus, #Jesus Christ, #Christianity, #God, #Lord, #Heaven, #Hell, #Jesus healing, #Jesus calling, #Jesus now, #Jesus parables, #Bible, #Gospels, #Barry Strohm,# Connie Strohm, #Prayer, #Channeling, #Resurrection, #Son of God, #light worker, #Jesus energy, #Spark of God, #Energy of God, #Story of Jesus, #Jesus listens, #God king, #Messiah, #Gods blessings, #Gods words, #Seeking God, #Knowing God, #God's Will, #Realms of Heaven, #Message of God, #Lord help me, #God's mercy, #Lord's prayer, 

OUR going home to Heaven is nearer then when we began our race, it is not time to give up but to continue to persevere through daily repenting and weekly fasting believing God's word, please join us every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in our Corporate Fasting, servant of the Lord Jesus,,, Tonight Elvi Zapata will share with you what God has been showing him through dreams and visions regarding the end time, what is about to happen in Israel and around World The Lord Jesus showed me in a vision that when people support this program, The Lords Hour'' He would bless them abundantly, he showed me blessings coming to people's lives from different directions, it was amazing to see what our God can do for his sons and daughters. by supporting this program, you also support, the Poor of Israel Matthew 6:20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. Malachi 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground, neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field,” saith the Lord of hosts. To Support IsraelPoor &Our Ministry www.thelordshour.org Donate@Treasures in Heaven, For Zelle Support Email; zapa999@msn also zapa9999@gmail.com shalom all NEW P.O BOX ,,,,,,THE LORDSHOUR  P.O BOX 6283 ASHEVILLE NC 28816   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,BASIC INSTRUCTION BEFORE LEAVING THE EARTH